3-time defending Formula 1 champion Max Verstappen starts from the pole Sunday for the Australian Grand Prix
Max Verstappen will try to make it 3-for-3 on Sunday when he starts from the pole position in the Formula 1 Australian Grand Prix at Albert Park Circuit in Melbourne. Verstappen won each of the first two races on the Formula 1 schedule in Bahrain and Saudi Arabia and outpaced Ferrari’s Carlos Sainz by 0.270 seconds in Saturday’s qualifying to take P1 for the second straight year in Australia. Red Bull’s standout won last year in Melbourne, holding off Lewis Hamilton of Mercedes for a narrow victory. The Dutch driver is gunning for a fourth consecutive Formula 1 world championship.
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Verstappen’s Red Bull teammate, Sergio Pérez, qualified third but was assessed a three-position grid penalty after stewards determined he impeded Haas’ Ferrari’s’ Niko Hülkenberg during qualifying. That bumps Lando Norris of McLaren to P3 alongside Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc, while McLaren’s Oscar Piastri now starts fifth, inside of Pérez.
The Albert Park Circuit is a 3.28-mile temporary street course circling Albert Park Lake just south of the central business district in Melbourne. The circuit includes 14 turns and Pérez set the record for the fastest race lap during last year’s event after the course was modified for the 2022 race, shortening it slightly and removing two turns.
Through two events this season, Verstappen and Pérez are 1-2 in the driver standings, with Verstappen holding a 15-point lead. Leclerc is third, 23 points off the pace.
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